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One Down, Three to Go

Finished seaming Backyard Leaves tonight. I hope my mom likes it! Pattern: Backyard Leaves from Scarf StyleYarn: 4 balls Karabella Aurora 8 I really enjoyed this pattern. It went fairly quickly and the chart wasn’t too hard to master. I’m glad I got to make this one as a gift, I probably wouldn’t have made [...]

Don’t Ya Hate It When…….

Don’t ya hate it when you are really looking forward to finishing up a certain leafy scarf on the train ride home and end up running out of yarn with only 30 or so rows to go?? I sure do! I was soooooo close to finishing backyard leaves Wednesday night, but a little yarn shortage [...]

Don't Ya Hate It When…….

Don’t ya hate it when you are really looking forward to finishing up a certain leafy scarf on the train ride home and end up running out of yarn with only 30 or so rows to go?? I sure do! I was soooooo close to finishing backyard leaves Wednesday night, but a little yarn shortage [...]

Progress Report

The Christmas scarf is coming along better than expected. I have been a good little knitter and have done 2 repeats a day, if not more. I only have about 4 more to go on the second half. I might even have it done by Thanksgiving so I can get started on Branching Out for [...]

I’m Sorry, But I Had To

I know, I know. I’m not usually one to fall and do what everyone else it doing, but I’m so very curious where all of you guys are from. Please indulge me and put your little pin on the map as you have probably done 200 times before! Or just leave me a comment and [...]

I'm Sorry, But I Had To

I know, I know. I’m not usually one to fall and do what everyone else it doing, but I’m so very curious where all of you guys are from. Please indulge me and put your little pin on the map as you have probably done 200 times before! Or just leave me a comment and [...]

Christmas Gifts: Round 1

Started knitting Christmas presents this weekend. Started with “Backyard Leaves” by Annie Modesett from Scarf Style. This one will be for my Mom. Luckily I had 4 balls of Aurora 8 in my stash left over from my college thesis project. It started off a little bit shaky. I got through 1 1/2 repeats and [...]

First Pair is a Charm

Yay! Finished my first pair of socks tonight. The second one fits a bit better than the first, but that’s not a big surprise. Pattern: Knitting Pure and Simple – Beginner’s Mid-Weight SocksYarn: 1 ball Lana Grossa Meilenweit 70% Virgin Wool 23% Polyamid 7% PBT I was thinking about why it took me so long [...]

Sock progress

I’ve made a bit of sock progress over the past couple of days, though not as much as I would have liked. I finished the first sock last Thursday and the second is well on its way (turned heel tonight! woo hoo!). I hope to have a complete pair by tomorrow, but you never know. [...]

Socks and Big Announcement

Yay! Socks! I am almost finished my first sock and I am so very very happy. How could I have missed out on socks for the past 5 years? I just don’t know. I have about 2 inches of jersey left before I start shaping the toe. They have gone very quickly considering that I [...]